Struck down at 29, 'Lady K' rides on via several tributes

If you see cyclists pedaling around Boston with the logo ''Lady K" on their helmets, know that Lady K was Kirsten Malone, a 29-year-old artist who was killed this June while cycling in Allston.

The logo, a sticker, pays tribute to the Mission Hill woman who sported vintage clothes and often cycled to and from art shows and musical performances.

Local youths have been making the stickers to promote bicycle safety, said Joseph Coelho, one of Malone's close friends and bandmates in a group called The Faux, for which Malone sang and played keyboard. On June 16, Malone, who was not wearing a helmet, was riding near the intersection of Franklin and Lincoln streets when she was struck by a car. She suffered severe head injuries and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where she died.

The logo is one of several tributes to Malone, who was a student at Massachusetts College of Art and a member of the Copley Society, a national art group. A Sept. 16 benefit and a memorial concert at the Middle East is tentatively being planned to raise money for a scholarship in her name at the college. A club representative said the line-up of bands is still being coordinated.

Malone's old band is also working on putting its last recordings on CD or vinyl.

''We wanted to somehow keep Kirsten's memory and artistic/musical legacy alive," said Coelho.

JOHNNY DIAZ